ABOUT US
Our Story.
We both began our professional careers as graphic designers.
Don went on to become a successful tech entrepreneur, selling his startup in 2021 and beginning what he calls ‘pretirement.’
Ebony launched her own design agency, working with clients as diverse as SXSW and the National Football League.
We live in Atlanta with our amazing son.
Color? Suit? Value?
At times during his downtime, Don would play a solo game where he guessed the suits, colors, and values of playing cards.
While on vacation, we played a two-player version of the game, passing piles of cards back and forth after correctly guessing the top card’s suit, color, or value.
For some reason, this was really fun.
The Prototype.
After returning from vacation, we created prototype game decks, carefully reviewing each one and using our instincts to steer the game toward maximum fun.
Eventually, we discovered a card design that randomizes suit and color guesses.
A new card guessing game was born, but what should it be called?
“Take a wild guess!”
While brainstorming names, Don was summarizing the game’s core concepts to Ebony when he suddenly blurted out, “You just take a wild guess!”
Ebony asked Don, “Why not call just call the game Wild Guess?”
Within a day, Don purchased the domain, Ebony designed the game’s logo, and the trademark application was filed.
Guess. Pass. Block.
Don took the lead on designing the actual game cards, which were bold and simple.
The game required players to guess suits, colors, and values, passing all their cards to the next player after a correct guess.
We eventually removed value guessing and introduced the ‘Block card,’ giving players some protection from receiving cards—but only if they’re paying attention!
Two. Three. Four. Five.
Once we removed value guesses, playing card values were no longer essential to the game. So what purpose would values serve?
During playtesting, we realized that passing all your cards after correct guesses was just a guess-based version of ‘hot potato.’
By using the values to determine how many cards you could pass (5 max), we introduced a random reward for each correct guess.
Things Get Wild!
Passing cards was fun, but what if you could sometimes choose who to pass them to—especially players on the verge of winning?
This question led to the game’s ‘Wild Card,’ which added a critical layer of competitive, strategic, and unpredictable fun.
After all, how could a card game named ‘Wild Guess!’ not have a ‘Wild card’?!
A Card Battle in a Box.
We truly believe we've created an amazing card game. Wild Guess! is fast-paced, easy to learn, and full of unpredictable fun.
We hope you agree that these 64 cards give your family and friends countless hours of highly competitive gameplay.
It’s definitely the epic card battle where you’ll never guess who wins!
A Bold Vision.
Our aim is for Wild Guess! to become the most beloved casual card game worldwide. Are you ready to help us make it happen?
Wild Guess LLC
2870 Peachtree Rd, Box 989
Atlanta GA 30305
contact@wildguess.com
1 (833) 444-8377
